The cardboard cutout that is Iran’s new Supreme Leader

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The cardboard cutout that is Iran’s new Supreme Leader

It’s impossible not to laugh at how Iran unveiled its new Supreme Leader, but some in the Western media mourn the old one, and they always hate Trump.

Andrea Widburg | March 11, 2026

Here’s the funniest story of the week, maybe the year: The IRGC, having bullied the surviving members of Iran’s ruling council into nominating as the new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the very dead former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, was reduced to putting up a cardboard cutout of Mojtaba at the official announcement. The reason is that he was seriously injured in the attack that killed his father (and his mother and wife). Rumor is that he lost a leg and may be unconscious or even dead.

While Normals had a blast coming up with memes reflecting that cardboard cutout moment, certain segments of the media had a different approach to Iran’s Supreme Leaders, with one lovingly eulogizing Ali Khamenei and the other trying to say that Mojtaba is really just like Trump.

Allegedly, the late Ali Khamenei was very explicit: Do not make my son Mojtaba the Supreme Leader when I die. Not only was he concerned about nepotism, as one analyst summed it up, Khamenei senior understood that his son was “an impotent young cleric who has achieved nothing in terms of political life.”

Impotent is the operative word in more than one way, for it’s no secret that Mojtaba was, in fact, physically impotent, and underwent multiple treatments in the UK in the early 2000s. The treatments apparently worked because he eventually fathered three children. (It would certainly be ironic if he lost a little something more with his leg.)

Given the severity of Mojtaba’s injuries, Iran’s surviving leadership had a problem when it was time to announce his new position and swear fealty to him. But never let it be said that the IRGC and the mullahs lack ingenuity. They were ready:

https://twitter.com/koshercockney/status/2031390502692528415

(And yes, that’s real footage.)

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[mountaineer]

Impotent is the operative word in more than one way, for it’s no secret that Mojtaba was, in fact, physically impotent, and underwent multiple treatments in the UK in the early 2000s. The treatments apparently worked because he eventually fathered three children. (It would certainly be ironic if he lost a little something more with his leg.)

If he is dead, his 72 virgins are enjoying the time off.

[mountaineer]

Open Source Intel
@Osint613
Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei First Address as Iran’s Supreme Leader
March 12, 2026

• Message broadcast on Iranian state TV
• Audio only, no public appearance
• Coward like his father.

Key Statements:
• “Iran will take compensation from the enemy.”
• Iran will “not refrain from avenging the blood of its martyrs.”
• Regional countries were urged to close U.S. military bases.
• Tehran claims it seeks friendship with neighbors while targeting U.S. bases.

Compensation / Retaliation Threat
• “We will obtain compensation from the enemy.”
• “If they refuse, we will take from their assets.”
• “If that is not possible, we will destroy an equivalent amount of their property.”

Strait of Hormuz:
• Called for the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
• Framed the closure as a tool to pressure enemies.
9:41 AM · Mar 12, 2026

Well, someone issued a statement, anyway.

[mountaineer]

Oli London
@OliLondonTV
Iran’s new Supreme Leader is in a COMA and has had at least one leg AMPUTATED.

Motjaba Khamenei is in a coma after being wounded in the strikes that killed his father, Ayatollah Khamenei- according to a report.

He is understood to have lost at least one leg in the strikes and is believed to have sustained severe internal injuries, possibly to his stomach or liver.

He has not been seen in public since.

He was also absent from his own ‘allegiance ceremony’ after being chosen as the new Supreme Leader- with a cardboard cutout and framed photo taking his place.

Source: Daily Mail, NY Post
12:41 PM · Mar 12, 2026

[Cyber Liberty]

Well, someone issued a statement, anyway.

HEY, would Iran lie?

[andy58-in-nh]

America had a cardboard cutout of Joe Biden for four years, and it didn't work out well for us.